Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson deflects a Minnesota Wild shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Anaheim Ducks’ Nick Ritchie (37) lands on the ice as Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk stops a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Minnesota Wild’s Greg Pateryn, left, chases down Anaheim Ducks’ Max Jones for the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. It was Jones’ NHL debut. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Anaheim Ducks’ Andy Welinski, top, chases the puck, leaving Minnesota Wild’s Mikko Koivu, of Finland, on the ice in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, right, stops a scoring attempt by Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Wild goalie Alex Stalock gives up a goal to Anaheim Ducks’ Brian Gibbons in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. Stalock was replaced by Devan Dubnyk in the first period after giving up three goals. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, left, stops a shot as Hampus Lindholm, right, of Sweden, keeps an eye on Minnesota Wild’s Charlie Coyle in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Wild’s Zach Parise, top, watches as Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, right, smothers a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson, left, stops a shot as Hampus Lindholm, right, of Sweden, keeps Minnesota Wild’s Eric Staal away from the rebound in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk, left, gets tangled up away from the net with Anaheim Ducks’ Carter Rowney in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. The Ducks won 3-0. Dubnyk replaced starting goalie Alex Stalock after the Ducks scored three goals in the first period. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Minnesota Wild head coach Bruce Boudreau looks up at the scoreboard in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Anaheim Ducks’ Max Jones, right, making his NHL debut, crashes into Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. The Ducks won 3-0. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The streak died a noisy death Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. Josh Manson laid a bear hug on John Gibson when the final horn sounded and the Ducks roared off their bench to celebrate a 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild, their first win in more than a month.

Later, Tupac Shakur’s “California Love” boomed out over the sound system in the Ducks’ dressing room, the first time it’s been heard since after a Dec. 17 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Their room had been mostly silent since then, as their frustration rose and their confidence fell.

All it took for the Ducks to win and end their franchise-record 12-game losing streak was three goals in the opening 7:58 of the game, including two strikes a mere 11 seconds apart, plus 37 saves from Gibson, plus a blue-collar defensive effort in front of him.

Four trades in a dizzying three-day span played a significant role, too.

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So did the recall of two rookies from the Ducks’ AHL team in San Diego.

The Ducks needed a spark in order to end their skid and they got it with a new-look lineup.

“It was a good all-around effort,” Getzlaf said. “We came out firing, got in on the forecheck, created some things and buried our chances. It makes a difference when you can play a full 60 minutes like that, and our goaltender made some good saves.”

Adam Henrique sent a laser from the right faceoff circle past Minnesota goalie Alex Stalock only 3:57 into the game. Rickard Rakell smacked home a rebound of Devin Shore’s shot off the rush at 4:08. Brian Gibbons deflected Andy Welinski’s perimeter shot into the net at 7:58.

Wild coach Bruce Boudreau then turned to Devan Dubnyk to relieve Stalock, who gave up three goals on eight shots. Minnesota seemed in a state of shock at that point, unsure what had hit it and what to do about it. The Ducks skated, passed and scored with an ease that was absent during their streak.

To be sure, the Ducks had built leads before and lost them, but this was different. They were never in serious jeopardy Thursday. Gibson bailed them out at key moments, frustrating the Wild’s Zach Parise repeatedly. Parise had 11 of the Wild’s 37 shots on goal, but Gibson stopped them all.

Gibson’s shutout was his second of the season and the 18th of his career.

The additions of Shore via a trade Monday with the Dallas Stars and Derek Grant in a deal Wednesday with the Penguins, plus the recalls of rookies Max Jones and Troy Terry from the minors gave the Ducks’ lineup a new look and a different attitude.

Shore recorded his first point in his second game with the Ducks and Grant centered an effective line with Jones and Terry on his wings. The newcomers didn’t wear the burden of the streak on their shoulders and their confidence had not suffered the same damage as their teammates.

Jones was thrilled to make his NHL debut, no matter the circumstances. He and Terry were recalled as a reward for their standout play in San Diego, but also because the Ducks were without injured forwards Ryan Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg because of lower-body injuries.

“My legs went numb for a second,” Jones said of receiving the news of his call-up.

Kesler and Silfverberg were hurt in the Ducks’ loss Tuesday to the Detroit Red Wings and placed on injured reserve Wednesday. Kesler returned to Anaheim for further medical texts. Silfverberg remained with the Ducks, watching Thursday’s victory from the press box.

“You lose 12 in a row, you need to change something,” Gibson said. “I’m not saying anything about the guys that moved on or anything like that. It’s just that you get new faces, you get new energy and it helped us. We fed off that. We needed a change and it worked out.”

“We all came together and finally said enough is enough.”@JohnGibson35 – who blanked the Wild tonight – talks about the streak-busting victory.

Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.

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